Changing role of security alliances in the post-Cold War era by I. A. Istomin, A. V. Levchenko

“…Secondly, the authors conclude that the key feature of the post-Cold War coalition-building is the so-called ritual alliance, when military and political commitments are included in the agenda of regional integration groupings as an addition to substantive issues of cooperation rather than the reverse. …”
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«Unclear Enemy»: Why the Guerrilla War in France in 1814 Failed by N. A. Mogilevskiy

“…Abstract: Author of the article analyzes the reasons of the fail of Napoleon’s attempts to set the guerrilla war in France during the campaign of 1814. While the forces of anti-Napoleonic coalition were standing near the border of France, Napoleon did his best to recruit his new army. …”
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Diplomatic activities of M.M. Litvinov in the USA during the Great Patriotic War (1941–1943) by A. A. Vershinin, P. A. Tupikin

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Yalta 1945: the Black Sea Straits and the War in the Far East by M. S. Monakov

“…Behind this processes were certain political goals, and when the war began Stalin stopped work on the first "big shipbuilding program" though it did not mean that he refused them. …”
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The role of the Soviet Union in the Second World War in British history textbooks by Evgeni S. Pankov

“…The article concludes that the representation of the role of the USSR in the war is characterized by duality: on the one hand, the Soviet Union is seen as a member of the Anti-Hitler Coalition that made a decisive contribution to the victory; on the other hand, it is seen as the embodiment of totalitarianism, which Britain fought against throughout the 20th century. …”
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Neutrality or Involvement? World War II and Evolution of Foreign Policy Concepts of the Nordic Countries by E. V. Korunova

“…In the middle of the 20th century a unique subsystem of international relations emerged in the Northern Europe, which has turned it into one of the stablest and most peaceful regions during the Cold War period. Nowadays, rising international tensions bring new relevance to the history lessons of World War II, its origins and aftermaths. …”
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From European to World War: Dynamics of ‘Totalization’ and ‘Globalization’ of the Warfare in September 1939 — December 1941 by I. E. Magadeev

“…To describe ‘globalization’ of the war the criteria are as follows: the geographical scale, the number of participants and the relative role and place of neutral powers, and, finally, the degree of the ‘bipolarization’ in the form of the two opposing coalitions. …”
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Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Great Patriotic war (1943–1945) by I. E. Magadeev

“…The contemporary resurgence of discussions surrounding the trajectory of multipolarity in the twenty-first century underscores the pertinence of this historical inquiry.The article's key conclusion posits that the conceptual framework embraced by Soviet diplomats during 1943–1945 was not centered on notions of bipolarity or an imminent Cold War. …”
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The People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs (NKID) of the USSR in the City of Kuibyshev (1941-1943) by S. I. Chernyavsky

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Türk Basınına Göre Geçici Irak Hükümet Konseyi’nin Oluşum Sürecinde Irak Türkmenleri ve Türkiye by Aydın YİĞİT

“…In the 2003 Iraq war the US and Coalition Forces acted together with opposition groups, instead of with Turkey, which had decided not to become involved in the war. …”
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En attendant Bouteflika. Le président et la crise de sens en Algérie by Thomas Serres

“…The article begins with a review of the origins of the epistemological crisis, from the war of independence to the civil war. It then looks at Bouteflika’s rise to power and the restoration of order, a staged return to the glorious past and the vanquishing of the black decade. …”
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Contradictions of Collective Security Model: Modern Historiography on the Evolution of the Versailles System of International Relations in the 1930s by A. A. Vershinin

“…Research literature tends to consider collective security not just as a diplomatic tool, but as a quality of international system developed after the First World War based on the idea of indivisible security with universal international organization presiding over it to deal with problems of war and peace. …”
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Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

“…The main alleviating circumstance common to the coups in the Baltics was disproportionate domination of legislative power over the executive in the period after the First World War. The alternatives of power distribution are discussed, employing the Finnish model of democratic system, according to which the parliamentary power is outweighed by the stronger institution of President. …”
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JAPANS’S CHINA STRATEGY by A. A. Kireeva

“…Japan’s China strategy in the aftermath of World War II prior to 2010-2011 can be characterized as engagement with elements of containment. …”
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